Wine Grapes: Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling, Viognier

Hope you have enjoyed the series in the wine gurukul so far. In my last we discussed two popular white grape varieties Chardonnay and Chenin Blanc and let us now look at a three more popular ones. Sauvignon Blanc  A very juicy and aromatic grape variety with refreshing acidity. Elderflower, Bell pepper, gooseberry, grass are... Continue Reading →

It will be my endeavour to keep the description as crisp as possible, the idea here is to empower you with enough information to choose and savour wines. Wine is a fermented beverage made out of grapes. Well it can be made from anything that has sugars but for anything other than grapes, the ingredient... Continue Reading →

Wine for dummies … has to be one step at a time!

A few days back I was talking to my batch mate from Dadar catering when the topic of wine came up and we started to discuss about wine prices,brands etc. One statement from him  just reinstated my observation over the last few years, he said " I prefer sticking to beer at any social events... Continue Reading →

Money can't buy you taste! In the summer of 2007  as a beverage chap at Renaissance,Mumbai, I always wanted to crack open a bottle of  'Penfolds Grange'  an Australian red wine lying in my club cellar just to taste it( INR 37000 on the menu) because in my opinion then,anything expensive had to be superior in... Continue Reading →

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